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Born 1848
From Past and present of Adams County, Nebraska (1916), Biographical and historical memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall and Hamilton counties, Nebraska, comprising a condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of distinguished citizens of the same, a (1890)
George W. Tibbets is the senior member of the successful and widely known law firm of Tibbets, Morey & Ferris, of Hastings, Neb. He was born in Allegany County, N. Y., July 25, 1848, and is a son of James and Lucy A. (Raymond) Tibbets, who were also natives of the State of New York, born in 1822 and 1824, respectively, the farmers death also occurring there in 1876. George W. Til)l)ets received his education at Genesee Valley Seminary, N. Y., and in the Iowa State University, but in 1874 he turned his attention to the study of law in the othce of Richardson, Fhmnigan & Smith, at Angelica, N. Y., and after a thorough preparation of three years, he was admitted to practice in all the courts of the State of New York. He then practiced his profession in his native State until 1886, at which time he came to Hastings, and in April of that y-ear the law firm of Tibbets & Morey was established, Mr. Ferris becoming a member of the firm in January, 1890. Politically, Mr. Tibbets has always been a Democrat, and socially is a member of the Masonic fraternity. He was married August 2, 1882, to Miss Mary A. Capron, a native of New York, l)y whom he has one child, Raymond M. Charles F. Morey, a member of the above named firm, is a native of Wyoming County. N. Y., his birth occurring there on November 17, 1855. His father. Reuben Morey, was a Baptist clergyman, and was also a native of the "Empire State," his birth occurring in 1805. He was a graduate ot Brown University, and was ever noted as a man of fine intellect, and in his ability as a minister was far above the average. In 1871 he moved with his family to Wisconsin, where the mother, whose maiden name was Abbie Bogman, died the same year, Mr. Morey passing away from life in the same State in 1880. Charles F. Morey received an unusually- good education, and was first a faithful and painstaking student in the Institute of Beaver Dam, Wis., and in 1879 graduated from the Chicago University, his course there being also marked by conscientious application. In 1877 he began his legal studies in connection with his college work, and in 1882 was admitted to the Chicago bar, and, after a residence of four years in that city, he came to Hastings (in 1886), which place has since continued to be his home. His marriage was solemnized in June, 1883, his wife being Miss Anna 31. Riordan, a native of Columbus, Ohio, by whom he has one child: Clive R. Mr. Morey is a Republican in his political views. Elmer E. Ferris, the junior member of the firm, was born in Wisconsin in 1862, and, like Mr. Morey, was an attendant of Beaver Dam, Wis., Institute, and the Chicago University, also graduating in the class of 1884. After spending one year in the Chicago Union Law College he, in 1888, came to Hastings and the same year was admitted to the Adams County bar, forming his present partnership in 1890. They have gained an excellent reputation throughout the State, and show ability and sagacity in the management of their cases. !Mr. Ferris was married July 6. 1889, to Miss Minnie F. Lum. of Wisconsin.
HcniT Trier, liUe all native Germans, is enterprising, indnstrioiis, frugal, and therefore successful. His birth (X'curred in Hesse Cassel, Erksdorf, December 12, ISaG, and he is a son of Valentine and Elizabeth (Linker) Trier, the former of whom was a farmer of good standing in his native land, and died aliout the year 1870. still survived by his widow. Henry Trier is the fourth of their six children, five sons and one daughter, and when only sixteen years of age he determined to seek his fortune in a new land, and upon reaching the United States he located at Peru, LaSalle County, Ill., where he remained about eleven years, a portion of his time being spent in town, and the rest in farming. While there he invested in some farming property in Lyons County, Kan., on Eagle Creek, and after tilling this property two years he sold out and returned to his Illinois home, and a few years later came to his present above. He settled on his present farm in
1885, but in the latter part of 1889 moved to Holstein, where he is now living. He was married in Peru to Mrs. Elizabeth (Peters) Keutzer, who was born in Peru, and their union has resulted in the birth of one son and three daughters: Prama (Keutzer), Louisa (Keutzer), George and Lydia Trier, Mr. and Mrs. Trier worship in the Lutheran Church, and Mr. Trier is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. In addition to conducting his farm he is engaged in conducting a livery stable, which is one of the best in the county, and is pro\ing quite profitable.
As printed in Biographical and historical memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall and Hamilton counties, Nebraska, comprising a condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of distinguished citizens of the same, a (1890). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
GEORGE W. TIBBETS.
George W. Tibbets, of Hastings, has gained a high standing in the legal profession, in which advancement depends solely ui)on ability and personal force. He was born in Belfast, New York, on the 2.5th of July, 1848, and his parents were James A. and Lucy A. (Raymond) Tibbets, both of whom Avere born in New York, the former on a farm in Seneca county. The grandfather of our subject, Lyman Tibbets, was born in Connecticut and served in the War of
George W. Tibbets received good educational opportunities in his youth, as after leaving the public schools he attended the Genesee Valley Seminary of Belfast, New York, in which he prepared for college. He subsequent!y matriculated in the Iowa State Uni\versity at Iowa City, where he remained for tlu'ee years, taking an academic course. Later he taught school in Illinois during the fall and winter of 1873, after which he returned to New York and became principal of the schools of Angelica. He remained there a year, subsequently returned to Belfast and taught in a private school for a similar period and then went again to Angelica, accepting the position of superintendent of schools. He also resumed the reading of law, which he had begun when first connected with the Angelica schools. While serving as superintendent he was elected school commissioner, which important office he held for three years. In 1879 he was admitted to the bar at Rochester, New York, and engaged in practice at Belfast until he came west to Hastings, Nebraska, in 1886, since which time he has been a member of the local bar. In that year he formed a partnership with Charles F. Morey, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work, and they are still associated in the practice of law. They have admitted others to the fu'm, which is now known as Tibbets, Morey, Fuller & Tibbets and which holds a high position at the bar. ]\Mr. Tibbets has always given every case the most thorough study and has never neglected the consideration of any point which might have a bearing upon the outcome of the trial. He is convincing in the presentation of his arguments and has won a large percentage of the cases in which he has appeared as counsel.
On the 2d of August, 1882, in Belfast, New York, occurred the marriage of ]Mr. Tibbets and JSIiss Mary A. Cajron. They have a son, Raymond 'M., who was born in 1883, was graduated from the Nebraska State University in 1908 and Avas admitted to the bar in that year. He is now a member of the firm of Tibbets, JNIorey, Fuller & Tibbets. ]Mrs. Tibbets belongs to the Daughters of the American Revolution, having ancestors who fought for independence from England.
Mr. Tibbets supports the democratic party at the polls and in 1908 and again 1910 was elected to the state senate from this district. In his first term he was honored by being elected president pro tem of that body and in his second term he was made chairman of one of the important committees — that on judiciary. He made an excellent record as a senator and it was recognized that in all that he did he was actuated by a desire to promote the public welfare. He is well known in local JNIasonic circles, belonging to the blue lodge, the York and Scottish Rite bodies and the ]Mystic Shrine, and he is also identified with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He has a wide acquaintance and his genuine worth is indicated by the fact that those who have been longest associated with him are his stanchest friends.
As printed in Past and present of Adams County, Nebraska (1916). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Named in this biography: Charles F. Morey
Their biographies name George W. Tibbets: Walter Theesen (b. 1832)
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